Growing fresh culinary herbs is a simple way of adding extra layers of flavour and excitement to home-cooked meals, with most recipes calling for small amounts of these aromatic plants. Le Creuset’s Herb Planters are the perfect way to kick-start your own culinary garden, ensuring that you always have a variety of wonderfully fresh accents on-hand to season any dish.
While herbs are low maintenance, they are not no maintenance. It is important to invest a little bit of time and effort in their upkeep. To this effect, parsley, rosemary and thyme are all hardy plants and make an especially good choice for a starter garden.
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The following are some of the more commonly grown favourites:
| Parsley: Available in flat- or curly-leaf varieties, parsley can be used as an ingredient or garnish. Mildly bitter, it adds balance to mostly any savoury dish.
Thyme: Thyme has a subtle, dry aroma and is often included in seasoning blends for poultry and stuffing. It also pairs well with lamb, tomatoes and lemon. Rosemary: This small evergreen sprig packs a pungent pine-like fragrance. It lends a wonderful flavour to chicken, pork and potatoes. Fennel: Fennel imparts a light, fresh and crunchy taste which is strikingly reminiscent of liquorice and anise. The fronds are typically used in salads. Basil: Depending on the variety, basil leaves may taste somewhat like anise, with a strong and often sweet smell. It is popular in many Italian dishes, and can liven up any pasta sauce. Mint: The jagged leaves of mint are highly prized for their cool burst of flavour. They are perfect paired with lamb, or combined with chocolate. |
Le Creuset Herb Planter
Our colourful stoneware planters provide a practical and visually attractive way of growing your own culinary herbs. A drainage hole and saucer ensure soil maintains the perfect moisture balance. Apart from herbs, it can also be used for planting small flowers to brighten your windowsill.
Le Creuset Mortar & Pestle
Maximise flavour by grinding spices and herbs with this invaluable kitchen tool. Making your own spice mix from fresh herbs and ground whole spices will enhance even the simplest recipe. The generous capacity contains ingredients well, and a grip indentation on the side wall offers a convenient thumb rest when grinding.
Le Creuset Olive Wood Handle Chef’s Knife
The all-purpose chef’s knife has a curved blade which enables the rocking motion necessary for chopping herbs with ease. Crafted with beautiful and durable Italian olive wood handles, Le Creuset knives feature 64 layers of Damascus steel folded around a VG-10 steel core.
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